Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.
Faculty Publications
Ferguson, Ronald. 鈥淩acial and Ethnic Gaps in Behavior and Persistence in Suburban Schools: Patterns and Implications.鈥 APPAM Annual Conference Paper, October 2004.
Howell, William G., Paul E. Peterson, and Martin R. West. "Dog Eats AFT Homework." Wall Street Journal, August 18, 2004.
Dynarski, Susan. "Who Benefits from the Education Saving Incentives: Income, Educational Expectations and the Value of the 529 and Coverdell." NBER Working Paper 10470, May 2004.
Ferguson, Ronald. 鈥淎n Unfinished Journey: The Legacy of Brown and the Narrowing of the Achievement Gap.鈥 Phi Delta Kappan 85.9 (May 2004).
Dynaski, Susan. "Who Benefits from the Education Saving Incentives: Income, Educational Expectations and the Value of the 529 and Coverdell." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP04-019, April 2004.
Peterson, Paul E. "Money Has Not Been Left Behind." Education Week, March 17, 2004.
Dynarski, Susan. "Tax Policy and Education Policy: Collision or Coordination? A Case Study of the 529 and Coverdell Savings Incentives." NBER Working Paper 10357, March 2004.
Dynarski, Susan. "The New Merit Aid." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP04-009, February 2004.
Howell, William G., and Paul E. Peterson. "Uses of Theory in Randomized Field Trials." American Behavioral Scientist 47.5 (January 2004): 634-657.
Roderick, Melissa, Brian A. Jacob, and Anthony S. Bryk. 鈥淪ummer in the City: Achievement Gains in Chicago鈥檚 Summer Bridge Program." Summer Learning: Research, Policies, and Programs. Ed. Geoffrey D. Borman and Matthew Boulay. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004.
Jacob, Brian A., and Lars Lefgren. "The Impact of Teacher Training on Student Achievement: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from School Reform Efforts in Chicago." Journal of Human Resources 39.1 (2004): 50-79.
Jacob, Brian A. "Remedial Education and Student Achievement: A Regression-Discontinuity Analysis." Review of Economics and Statistics LXXXVI.1 (2004): 226-244.
Jacob, Brian A., and Steven Levitt. "To Catch a Cheat." Education Next 4.1 (Winter 2004).
Peterson, Paul E., and William G. Howell. 鈥淓fficiency, Bias, and Classification Schemes: A Response to Alan B. Krueger and Pei Zhu." American Behavioral Scientist 47.5 (January 2004): 699-717.
Light, Richard J. Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds, Paperback Edition. Harvard University Press, 2004.
Ferguson, Ronald. 鈥淧eer Relations, Classroom Goal Structures and Academic Persistence: Preliminary Findings from a Large Sample of Elementary Classrooms.鈥 APPAM Annual Conference Paper, November 2003.
Ferguson, Ronald. "Teachers' Perceptions and Expectations and the Black-White Test Score Gap." Urban Education 38.4 (July 2003).
Dynarski, Susan. "Tax Policy and Education Policy: Collision or Coordination? A Case Study of the 529 and Coverdell Education Savings Incentives." Papers and Proceedings of the 2003 IRS Research Conference, U.S. Department of the Treasury, June 2003.
Dynarski, Susan. "Does Aid Matter? Measuring the Effect of Student Aid on College Attendance and Completion." American Economic Review 93.1 (March 2003): 279-288.
Peterson, Paul E. Our Schools and Our Future: Are We Still at Risk? Hoover Institution, 2003.
Jacob, Brian A. "High Stakes in Chicago: Are Chicago's Rising Test Scores Genuine?" Education Next 3.1 (Winter 2003).
Peterson, Paul E. "Ticket to Nowhere: Student Achievement Remains Minimal." Education Next 3.2 (Spring 2003).
Light, Richard J. "Writing and Students' Engagement." Peer Review 6.1 (Fall 2003).
Peterson, Paul E. "Schools After 20 Years." Current 454 (July-August 2003): 7-9.
Peterson, Paul E., and Martin R. West, eds. No Child Left Behind? The Politics and Practice of School Accountability. Brookings Institution, 2003.
Fiorina, Morris P., Paul E. Peterson, and D. Stephen Voss. America's New Democracy, 2nd edition. Pearson, 2003.
Peterson, Paul E., ed. The Future of School Choice. Hoover Institution, 2003.
Cullen, Julie, Brian A. Jacob, and Steven D. Levitt. 鈥淭he Impact of School Choice on Enrollment and Achievement: Evidence from 1,000+ Randomized Lotteries.鈥 NBER Working Paper 10113, 2003.
Jacob, Brian A., and Stephen D. Levitt. "Rotten Apples: An Investigation of the Prevalence and Predictors of Teacher Cheating." Quarterly Journal of Economics 118.3 (2003): 843-877.
Jacob, Brian A. "Getting Inside Accountability: Lessons from Chicago." Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs 2003. Ed. William G. Gale and Janet Rothenberg Pack. Brookings Institution, 2003.
Jacob, Brian A., and Stephen D. Levitt. "Catching Cheating Teachers: The Results of an Unusual Experiment in Implementing Theory." Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs 2003. Ed. William G. Gale and Janet Rothenberg Pack. Brookings Institution Press, 2003.
Jacob, Brian A. "A Closer Look at Achievement Gains Under High-Stakes Testing in Chicago." No Child Left Behind? The Politics and Practice of School Accountability. Ed. Paul E. Peterson and Martin R. West. Brookings Institution, 2003.
Peterson, Paul E. "What's Next for School Vouchers." Dice Report: Journal for Institutional Comparisons 1.4 (Winter 2003): 57-61.
Dorgan, Kathleen, and Ronald Ferguson. "Success Factors in Community-Wide Initiatives for Youth Development." The Youth Development Handbook: Coming of Age in American Communities. Ed. Stephen F. Hamilton and Mary Agnes Hamilton. Sage, 2003.
Ballantine, John, and Ronald Ferguson. "Plastic Manufacturers: How Competitive Strategies and Technology Decisions Transformed Jobs and Increased Pay Disparity Among Rank-and-File Workers." Low Wage America: How Employers Are Reshaping Opportunity in the Workplace. Ed. Eileen Appelbaum, Annette Bernhardt, and Richard J. Murnane. Sage, 2003.
Ferguson, Ronald. 鈥淲hat Doesn鈥檛 Meet the Eye: Understanding and Addressing Racial Achievement Gaps in High Achieving Suburban School Systems.鈥 Congressional Seminar Presentation Transcript, Consortium of Social Science Organizations (COSSA), 2003.
Avery, Christopher, Andrew Fairbanks, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. The Early Admissions Game: Joining the Elite. Harvard University Press, 2003.
Jacob, Brian A. 鈥淲here the Boys Aren鈥檛: Non-Cognitive Skills, Returns to School and the Gender Gap in Higher Education.鈥 Economics of Education Review 21.6 (December 2002): 589-598.
Ferguson, Ronald. "Addressing Racial Disparities in High-Achieving Suburban Schools." NCREL Policy Issues 13 (December 2002).
Ferguson, Ronald. 鈥淲hat Doesn't Meet the Eye: Understanding and Addressing Racial Disparities in High-Achieving Suburban Schools.鈥 North Central Regional Educational Laboratory Working Paper (NCREL.org), November 2002.
Peterson, Paul E., and William G. Howell. "A Quiet Revolution." National Law Journal (July 8, 2002): A21.
Peterson, Paul E., and Herbert J. Walberg. "Catholic Schools Excel." School Reform News (July 2002).
Dynarski, Susan. "The Behavioral and Distributional Implications of Subsidies for College." American Economic Review 92.2 (May 2002): 279-285.
Mayer, Daniel P., Paul E. Peterson, David E. Myers, Christina Clark Tuttle, and William G. Howell. "School Choice in New York City After Three Years: An Evaluation of the School Choice Scholarships Program." Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance Research Paper PEPG02-01, February 2002.
Dynarski, Susan. "Race, Income, and the Impact of Merit Aid." Who Should We Help? The Negative Social Consequences of Merit Aid Scholarships. Ed. Donald E. Heller and Patricia Marin. Harvard Civil Rights Project, 2002.
Peterson, Paul E., William G. Howell, Patrick J. Wolf, and David E. Campbell. The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban Schools. Brookings Institution, 2002.
Campbell, David E., Martin R. West, and Paul E. Peterson. "Who Chooses? Who Uses? Participation in a National School Voucher Program." Choice with Equity: An Assessment by the Koret Task Force on K-12 Education. Ed. Paul T. Hill. Hoover Institution, 2002.
Howell, William G., Patrick J. Wolf, David E. Campbell, and Paul E. Peterson. "School Vouchers and Academic Performance: Results from Three Randomized Field Trials." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 21.2 (Spring 2002): 191-217.
Roderick, Melissa, Brian A. Jacob, and Anthony S. Bryk. "The Impact of High-Stakes Testing in Chicago on Student Achievement in the Promotional Gate Grades." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 24.4 (2002): 333-357.
Ferguson, Ronald. 鈥淓d-Excel Assessment of Secondary School Student Culture, Tabulations by School District and Race/Ethnicity." Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN), 2002.